Class Rehearsal and Reflection
In my Math teaching methods course at McGill recently, I completed a rehearsal of a lesson plan that I put together. The LP is for a Grade 11 CST (Cultural, Social and Technical) math...
Tagged: Competency 4
To pilot teaching/learning situations that are appropriate to the students concerned and the subject content with a view to developing the competencies targeted in the programs of study.
Field Experience 3
My third field experience took place over three months at Beurling Academy in Verdun. I had a great time teaching three wonderful Grade 10 and 11 math classes (science option) and was sad to...
A situational problem for Quebec Grade 10 Math
Here’s a situational problem I created for my Grade 10 math class: McCarthy Park. Designed for use around November-December in a Grade 10 Science-option math class in Quebec, it combines functions and quadratics. I...
Individualizing my teaching through “Success for All”
I recently completed an assignment called “Success for All” in my third field experience. The assignment was to choose one student from our classes who was on the tipping point between success and failure,...
Theory and Practice among the “Regs”
This is a reflection on several classes I substituted in for my cooperating teacher while at Beurling Academy. It was written for my Classroom Practices class at McGill. The text includes expletives. * *...
Lesson on zero product principle
Just another day in the life of your faithful secondary Math teacher. I prepared and taught a lesson on the zero product principle (if you multiply two things together and the result is zero,...